[net.religion.jewish] Some questions..

wkp@lanl.ARPA (01/02/85)

Can someone please enlighten me as to the answers to the following questions:

1.  What is the difference between a Jewish state and a state of Jews?  Please
    give a precise and working definition; for example, how much Torah 
    observance is necessary?  307 of the 613 mitzvot?  By what percentage of        the population?  51 percent?  Less?  More? 

2.  Is the present counterfeit Jewish state the first such?  Or have there  
    been previous?  (For instance, during the Hasmonaim?). 
    
3.  Can we similarly divide Jews into two categories?  Perhaps we can let
    "Jewish person" stand for the non-observant, and "person of the Jewish
    faith" for the observant, or vice-versa.

4.  Can we then change the Havdalah service to read "Hamavdil...ben Yisrael
    l'Yisrael" ("Who separates between Israel and Israel") instead of the
    present antiquated version "Hamavdil...ben Yisrael l'Amim" ("Who separates
    between Israel and the nations")?

                                       thanks in advance,

                                       bill peter		
                                      seismo!cmcl2o!lanl!wkp

friedman@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU ( -Gadi ) (09/19/85)

I have been having some discussions with some christian friends
of mine about jewish beliefs in certain matters.  Could someone
(or everyone) please answere these questions.  (Any info will be 
helpfull)

.5 Do jews believe there is a heaven and a hell?
1. Do jews believe people have a soul ?
2. If so, what happens to it when you die?
3. What happens to the world after the massia comes? (what happens to
   None jews?, None orthodox jews etc.?)

                                 Gadi Friedman
                   RAZI - Rutgers Association for Zionism & Israel

                     {seismo,harvard}!topaz!friedman
                     Friedman@BLUE.RUTGERS.EDU

P.S.  I'll add questions as they arise